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interesting ebay auction 128mb 9600 m6805

post #1 of 17
5/30/06 at 9:07pm
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http://cgi.ebay.com/eMachines-M6805-...QQcmdZViewItem

this is the first that i have ever seen this on a m68XX series laptop i wonder if the seller is dumb or just posted it wrong... ? any suggestoins ?
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post #2 of 17
5/30/06 at 11:33pm
Write him a comment on the auction page?
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post #3 of 17
5/30/06 at 11:42pm
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Originally Posted by gator2k83
http://cgi.ebay.com/eMachines-M6805-...QQcmdZViewItem this is the first that i have ever seen this on a m68XX series laptop i wonder if the seller is dumb or just posted it wrong... ? any suggestoins ?
The emachine M68XX Series notebook DOESN'T Come with a Dedicated 128mb of video memory, it only come with 64mb, so, maybe they got the specs WRONG? unless they put in a different Motherboard, but I kinda doubt it very seriously, also the OS is MISSING as Well................ How-in-the-hell can they sell that WITHOUT an OS, sounds fishy to me? I would never TRUST EBAY for anything, just my 2 cents?
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post #4 of 17
5/31/06 at 1:32am
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wasnt looking to buy it i was just wondering if it was an option that was overlooked or something asi thought all of this series 68XX's had the 64mb 9600.. I guess i am right..
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post #5 of 17
5/31/06 at 3:44am
I love sending comments to people like that Thanks for the link.
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post #6 of 17
5/31/06 at 6:31pm
well, i asked and the seller has updated the auction with the corrected "correct" statement.

cheers ...
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post #7 of 17
6/1/06 at 1:16pm
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Originally Posted by denb45
The emachine M68XX Series notebook DOESN'T Come with a Dedicated 128mb of video memory, it only come with 64mb, so, maybe they got the specs WRONG? unless they put in a different Motherboard, but I kinda doubt it very seriously, also the OS is MISSING as Well................
How-in-the-hell can they sell that WITHOUT an OS, sounds fishy to me? I would never TRUST EBAY for anything, just my 2 cents?

Looks like someone got a helluva good deal on it. $390. The seller looked totally legit, although not alot of feedback, all positive.
I bought my M6809 off ebay plus 2 new harddrives and a separate drive caddy.

When I was looking around for laptops, the big scam was the Acer Ferraris, which were invariably some little con from Eastern Eu or China that said "email me privately and get this for way cheap."

Apparently scammers don't think enough of emachines/gateway to offer a phantom one in their scheme. lol!
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post #8 of 17
6/1/06 at 3:25pm
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Originally Posted by denb45
How-in-the-hell can they sell that WITHOUT an OS, sounds fishy to me? I would never TRUST EBAY for anything, just my 2 cents?
well it was a business notebook and they had installed XP Pro on it (and removed it because it was their license), maybe he didnt have any restore cds to put the original OS back on after they formatted the data?
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post #9 of 17
6/8/06 at 4:08pm
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...SI_PR4_PCN_BIX

Must not have met reserve as it is for sale again. Same pics and everything.
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post #10 of 17
6/8/06 at 6:08pm
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Originally Posted by Greygonia
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...SI_PR4_PCN_BIX

Must not have met reserve as it is for sale again. Same pics and everything.
Yeah, well.............it's not a MX7515 or a MX7525 sure would be nice if it were, that would be a VERY SWEET Deal...........don't think you'er gonna fine any like that on EBAY, well maybe not yet?
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post #11 of 17
6/8/06 at 7:10pm
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Originally Posted by Greygonia
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...SI_PR4_PCN_BIX

Must not have met reserve as it is for sale again. Same pics and everything.

No, the 1st one listed sold for $390, and he doesn't have a reserve. Same pics because the guy is selling off multiple laptops that his company has prolly upgraded from, would be my guess, and they all prolly have the same cracks, etc. He mentions the no O.S. as his company wiped the HdD.
Good price, imho.
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post #12 of 17
6/8/06 at 8:45pm
The (potentialy) good part is, if they simply wiped the original OS and installed their own pro, if they left the CoA on the bottom, you can put home back in it (provided you have access to a Home OEM CD). Legally, the CoA must stay with the laptop. OEM CoAs are not legally transferrable to a ifferent machine. @ around $400, it would be a STEAL.
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post #13 of 17
6/10/06 at 4:59am
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Originally Posted by Thunder_PC
The (potentialy) good part is, if they simply wiped the original OS and installed their own pro, if they left the CoA on the bottom, you can put home back in it (provided you have access to a Home OEM CD). Legally, the CoA must stay with the laptop. OEM CoAs are not legally transferrable to a ifferent machine. @ around $400, it would be a STEAL.

I have one question and am sorry if this violate any rule. Since I don't own any XP CD, can I install warez XP home OEM & make use of COA on the bottom of my laptop???
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post #14 of 17
6/10/06 at 12:11pm
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I have one question and am sorry if this violate any rule. Since I don't own any XP CD, can I install warez XP home OEM & make use of COA on the bottom of my laptop???
Have you considered getting some Replacement Restore DVD's from the OEM for your Laptop, they are mostly FREE, and you just pay for the shipping? just call and tell them you LOST or Misplaced them
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post #15 of 17
6/10/06 at 12:39pm
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post #16 of 17
6/12/06 at 6:19am
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Originally Posted by denb45
Have you considered getting some Replacement Restore DVD's from the OEM for your Laptop, they are mostly FREE, and you just pay for the shipping? just call and tell them you LOST or Misplaced them

Well, I still have my recovery DVD. I was actually thinking of doing clean install.
Many people claimed that clean install make it runs faster.
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post #17 of 17
7/6/06 at 6:21pm
Any install disk will work, and be legal, with the COA on the bottom of the laptop as long as it is a home oem version. The restore disks cost like 25 bucks from emachines.
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